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Built to Hold

Build guides, transmission tech, and install notes from the Gearstar shop floor. Every unit we ship is assembled by one builder, matched to your combo, and dyno-tested before it goes out the door. This is where we show the work: what holds, what grenades, and how to spec it right the first time.

Ultimate Summer Camp Jeep Buildup, Part 3

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The Ultimate Summer Camp Jeep came together quicker than you might imagine, as can be seen in the current coverage of our annual weeklong...

Motoramic Illusion

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In 1957 Chevrolet sales brochure offered six different versions of it’s “handy dandy” station wagons, including the “beauty queen of all station wagons,...

No Recess!

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I can remember back when Total Cost Involved was about to drop the '58 Chevy 235 engine and Gear Star Turbo 350 trans in my '39 just as they finished...

Installing An All-Ford Drivetrain in a Classic Truck

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If you’ve been a longtime reader of Classic Trucks, you might remember my F-1 project that I’ve been working on for the last handful of years. It’s been...

Installing a Gearstar 200r4

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By Jim AustIt’s not a stretch of the truth t say that one of the best parts of owning a classic truck is actually driving it, and one of the major...

You could win this over-the-top Gasser!

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In It To Win It: This almost-new ’57 gasser built by Woody’s Hot Rodz could be all yours!< Automotive enthusiasts are a special breed. For many of...

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